Punahou's Velasquez leads ILH D1 basketball all-stars


Punahou senior Nick Velasquez was picked as Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I Player of the Year. ScoringLive file photo

Punahou senior Nicholas Velasquez was selected as Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I boys' basketball Player of the Year, according to the ILH.

Maryknoll's Kelly Grant, who led the Spartans to their first league title since 1987, was named Coach of the Year.

Also, Kamehameha's Blayze Liilii was named Player of the Year for Division I-AA. Kamehameha's Jayson Kauwenaole was named Coach of the Year.

Division I
First team
Name, school
Cid Camanse-Stevens, Kamehameha
Tobias Schramm, Maryknoll
Joshua Burnett, Maryknoll
Kaleb Gilmore, Maryknoll
Kupono Fey, Punahou

Second team
Zachary Buscher, 'Iolani
Kody Chai, Kamehameha
Hyrum Harris, Maryknoll
Jordan Tanuvasa, Punahou
Nathan Mantanona, Saint Louis

Honorable mentiion
'Iolani - Reece Foy.
Kamehameha - Austin Gerard.
Mid-Pacific - Ryan Swanson.
Maryknoll - Danny Danbara.
Punahou - Kanawai Noa, Dayson Watanabe.
Saint Louis - Robert Sawinski

Division I-AA
First team
Alden Wong, 'Iolani
Troy Young, 'Iolani
Kase Kuhns, Kamehameha
Cameron Simao, Kamehameha
Jerrick Taboada, Saint Louis

Second team
Brey Kobashigawa, 'Iolani
Kameron Ho-Ching, 'Iolani
Kahakuokapunawainoa Wellbrock, Maryknoll
Daniel Howe, Punahou
Davis Miyashiro-Saipaiia, Punahou

Honorable mention
Maryknoll - Andrew Wu, John Chow, Brandon Floyd, Shane Kalei Victorino.
Punahou - Taylor Barfield, Alexander Shin.